(NAPSI)—Planning where to go on your next vacation can be one of the most exciting aspects of traveling. Since you’re in control of where you and your suitcase land, creating long-lasting travel memories can start with selecting the right destination.

(NAPSI)—Olympic athletes train intensely, study the game and push their bodies to the limit. The same skills and discipline serve them well when they turn their eyes on another prize: the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. More than a dozen Olympians have participated since the event’s inception in 1977, including gold medalists Carl Lewis, Misty May- Treanor, Mary Lou Retton, Dara Torres and Bruce Jenner.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is continuing its investigation after a race car drove into the pit area during Sunday’s third annual Battle of the Badges race at the Pepsi Grandstand on the Missouri State Fairgrounds.

Drivers at Missouri State Fair Speedway will be racing for more than a state fair championship on Aug. 19.

Racing is more than driving a car for sisters Haley and Miranda Arnold.

The Missouri State Fair Pepsi Grandstand is offering a variety of motorsports entertainment this year, including a monster truck show, the Missouri Association Championship Truck and Tractor Pull and Lucas Oil Auto Races.

Normally a summer tradition, the annual Outlaw Shoot Out will speed into La Monte’s LA Raceway on Saturday.

Local sports fans now have a better way to follow their favorite teams and athletes.

Tommy and Linda Church, of Lincoln, announce the engagement of their daughter, Tina Marie Church, to Jesse Lester Hockett. He is the son of Jack and Conny Hockett, of Warsaw.

Terry Schultz drove home Friday night $1,000 richer.

Dave Meyer outraced Justin Boney and Jason Thompson in a final-lap dash to victory Saturday at Central Missouri Speedway near Warrensburg.